Died in 1242

Feb 10

Emperor Shijō
the 87th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
This reign spanned the years 1232 through 1242

Feb 12

Henry (VII) of Germany
King of Sicily from 1212, Duke of Swabia from 1216, and King of Germany from 1220.
He was the son and co-king of Emperor Frederick II and elder brother of Conrad IV of Germany. He was the seventh Henry to rule Germany, but in order to avoid confusion with Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, he is usually numbered Henry

May 15

Muiz ud din Bahram
the sixth sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty.
He was the son of Shams ud din Iltutmish and brother of Razia Sultan. While his sister was in Bathinda, he declared himself king with the support of forty chiefs. His sister tried to regain the throne with the aid of her husband Altunia, a chief of Bathinda, though they were eventually arrested and executed. Even so, during Muiz ud din Bahram's two years as king, the chiefs that had originally supported him became disordered and constantly bickered among each other. It was during this period of unrest that he was murdered by his own army in 1242. After his death, he was succeeded by Ala ud din Masud, a son of Rukn ud din Firuz

Jun 26

Thomas de Beaumont 6th Earl of Warwick
the son of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick and Margaret D'Oili.
He was also known as Henry de Thomas

Jul 1

Chagatai Khan
the second son of Genghis Khan.
He was Khan of the Chagatai Khanate from 1226-1242 C.E. The Chagatai language and Chagatai Turks take their names from him. He inherited most of what are now the five Central Asian states after the death of his father. He was also appointed by Genghis Khan to oversee the execution of the Yassa, the written code of law created by Genghis Khan, though that lasted only until Genghis Khan was crowned Khan of the Mongol Empire. The Empire later came to be known as the Chagatai Khanate, a descendant empire of the Mongol Empire. Chagatai Khan was considered hot-headed and somewhat temperamental by his relatives, because of his attitude of non-acceptance of Jochi as Great Khan. He was the most vocal about this issue among his relations. Chaghatai himself appears to have been a just and energetic governor, though perhaps rough and uncouth, and addicted to hard drinking. At any rate, he was animated by the soldier-like spirit of his father, and succeeded in keeping order among as heterogeneous a population, as a kingdom was ever composed of

Jul 14

Hōjō Yasutoki
the third shikken of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency

Oct 7

Emperor Juntoku
the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221

Dec 2

Al-Mustansir (Baghdad)
born in Baghdad on 1192.
On his father's death in 1226 he has succeeded his father Az-Zahir as the thirty-sixth Abbasid caliph. Al-Mustansir died on December 2, 1242. His son Al-Musta'sim succeeded him as the caliph

Dec 26

Hugh de Lacy 1st Earl of Ulster
the younger son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath.
He was a leading figure in the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. He was created Earl of Ulster in 1205 by King John of England